Hans Peter Hansen

Hans Peter Hansen (December 20, 1829 – November 18, 1899) was a Danish xylographer who specialized in portraits.

He first learned the profession of watchmaking before studying woodcutting under Hans Christian Henneberg, Johann Adolf Kittendorff, and Johan Peter Aagaard. At the same time, he also followed courses at the Academy of Arts of Copenhagen (1843/44).

In 1854, he travelled to Germany, first to Dresden and then to Leipzig, where he settled. In 1859, he married Clara Aurelia Sophie Langer (August 5, 1830 – July 1, 1913), the daughter of the engraver Georg Gottfried Langer and sister of engraver Karl Hermann Theodor Langer (December 17, 1819 – 1895).

In 1864, he returned to Copenhagen, where he worked for several illustrated magazines and newspapers, such as "Illustreret Tidende" and "Ude og Hjemme". He also illustrated books, amongst them "Nyere Dansk Malerkunst" (Sigurd Müller, 1884) and the children books printed by Richardt's and Rode's.

References

* Nyrop, Camillus: " [http://runeberg.org/dbl/6/0635.html Hansen, Hans Peter] ", entry in C. F. Bricka (ed.): "Dansk biografisk lexikon: tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537–1814"; Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1887–1905; vol. VI (1892), p. 633. URL last accessed 2007-09-12. The original version of this article was translated from this entry by [http://runeberg.org/dbl/12/0361.html Camillus Nyrop (1843 - 1918)] in this Danish public domain encyclopedia.
* Kunst Indeks Danmark: " [http://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisKunstner.do?kunstnerId=4989 Hans Peter Hansen] ". URL last accessed 2007-09-16.
*Thieme-Becker, entry "Hansen, Hans Peter".